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I have been working in Germany for the past 10 years. Here, it is common to receive a letter of reference whenever you switch either to another job within the same company, or when you leave the company you work for. Each and every employee is entitled to receiving this letter of reference, but sometimes there is a thin line between being right, and actually getting what you are entitled to.

When I left one of my former employers, I had written them formally that I required the letter of reference. Actually I like that employer. They were a mid-sized and very informal American-style company, and I had a good connection to about everyone.

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We all hear that it’s important to go the extra mile if you want to advance your career, just to do a bit more than what is asked of you, and stand out of the crowd. But what does it mean exactly, to go the extra mile?

In short, going the extra mile means doing everything that is in your power, to make people and your company benefit from your experience and knowledge. Naturally, you should be good and thorough at your job, but going the extra mile means doing things, which are not necessarily part of your job description. It means replying back to people earlier than necessary, it means pro-actively contacting colleagues or customers to provide information that may help them, it means volunteering for a project that it not part of your ‘business as usual’.

People who go the extra mile stand out of the crowd, because they have that little extra. They will usually not leave the office at 5 p.m., just because it is 5 p.m, or refuse to do a bit of extra work because they are not being paid for it. Doing just a bit more of what is asked might not necessarily pay out immediately, but it does increase your chances of advancing your career in future.

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